5th month, 5th day. Everyone in Jinan knew that there was a war. The trains had stopped running. Some brave people even ran to pick up Yang Luo. When they saw the mountain of corpses, their faces turned pale.
Such a huge commotion would not have attracted any attention. In addition, the Japanese army's atrocities had been exposed. This morning, many students began to parade on the streets again, scolding Chang Kaishen for his inaction. There were more than 100,000 mercenaries, but they were watching the show from the back, watching the 29th Army fight the Japanese alone.
Now, the people had begun to hate the Japanese. The anti-Japanese movement was in full swing, and large-scale strikes were staged in major cities to support Xiao Shengnan's bloody battle with the Japanese army.
Xiao Shengnan didn't know that it was because of this that she could easily enter Shandong as the Military Governor of other provinces.
Xiao Shengnan's half-length military uniform photo was the headline of all major newspapers. She was the modern Hua Mulan. Many female students longed to be like her, a female general who rode a foreign horse and carried a steel spear.
She received a huge amount of letters and donations from the public.
Many hospitals in Jinan were filled with wounded soldiers. The major newspapers had sent reporters to interview them. Some wanted to interview Xiao Shengnan, but they were all rejected. No one knew if there were Japanese spies among them.
"Aiya, it's a good thing Second Young Master left. Otherwise, I don't know how smug he would be now. I think those few foreign girls are pretty good.”Liang Zhen chased away another group of reporters. There were still quite a number of foreigners inside.
Xiao Shenglin, whom Liang Zhen had been worried about, was galloping on his horse. They were going to block the Japanese cavalrymen.
"Young Marshal, we're a step too late.”Ge Jinzhang's expression was very ugly. In front of them, another village had been massacred. All the men were hanged, and the women were not much better off. Looking at the wounds on their bodies, one could tell how they had been treated when they were alive.
"When we catch them, chop off all their heads.”Xiao Shenglin finally knew that the cruelty of history was not the death figures in textbooks.
"Good, those bastards have it easy." Ge Jinzhang's expression was also very ugly. Although the Northwest Army was somewhat domineering, they would not do such a thing.
In addition to military confrontation, the Japanese were also aggressive in diplomacy, constantly clamoring for an all-out war.
Yang Yongtai said," Dogs that bark normally don't bite.”
Chang Kaishen was dressed in a squire's outfit. He raised his fingers and said," To be honest, I'm very surprised. This woman isn't simple."”
"Yes, her talent is one of the best among us.”To be honest, Chang Kaishen really liked Xiao Shengnan.
She was beautiful, capable of fighting, and had a large number of valiant generals and elite soldiers under her. It was said that she was also quite wealthy. Most importantly, there were no bad rumors about her. She had never heard anyone say that she had any special relationship with any man.
Ma Jicai's division withdrew, and the casualties were quite high. There were more than ten thousand people, but less than half of them could move and were intact.
This division was one of Xiao Shengnan's old men. That was why they were so good at fighting. In just a few days, so many people had been sacrificed. The pension alone was a lot of money.
"Handsome Nan, why did you ask me to withdraw?”Ma Jicai, this teacher, was also a little down and out. His entire body was covered in dust, and his face was a little black.
"Alright, Old Ma, Handsome Nan is taking care of you. Rest well. I'll avenge you. I want to see if this Japanese is invulnerable.”Song Yuanhu was a one-eyed man. He used to be a bandit, but because of Xiao Shengnan's fame, he joined him and became a division commander.
This was not easy. One had to know that he was illiterate. Compared to those who had gone to military school, he naturally had to put in more effort to become a high-ranking officer.
Outside Jinan City, a ritual was being held. Many commoners had come on their own accord. The scene was crowded.
Ma Jicai looked at the countless urns and wondered how their families would feel. They did not die in the warlord's war, but in the glorious battle against the Japanese.
China is particular about returning to the roots of the fallen leaves. The ashes of these fallen soldiers naturally have to be transported back to Guanzhong. This matter has been approved by the railway bureau, and they have specially freed up a lot of wagons for the 29th division.
It was the same for the Japanese. These dead soldiers could enter the Yasukuni Shrine to receive the worship of their descendants.
"The children of Guanzhong are brave and good at fighting. They would rather die than retreat. They defend our land, protect our homeland, and raise our country's prestige.”
The host read a long article and then threw the paper into the brazier. The cremation ceremony finally began. A large group of monks began to recite scriptures to ferry the souls who died in battle.
At this moment, the gunfire did not stop.
In a few days, the Japanese had suffered a lot of casualties. Major General Araki Sadao was already considering if he should ask for reinforcements from the main camp.
Once they increased their troops, the war would be suspected of expanding. The other powers would definitely not ignore it. It was just that he did not know what they would do.
The current Prime Minister was Tanaka Yoshiichi. It was this guy who gave Araki the provocative order.
Sasaki went to Chang Kaishen again, saying that he wanted to hold Xiao Shengnan accountable for the war that her 29th Division had started.
What a joke. They didn't know who invited them, but now that Zhang Zongchang was dead, the Japanese were pushing the blame on him. Dead men couldn't testify, and the Japanese could say whatever they wanted.
Investigate Xiao Shengnan's responsibility? Chang Kaishen's face turned green with anger. Not to mention that Xiao Shengnan had just submitted to their government, if Chang Kaishen dared to do this, his reputation would be ruined tomorrow. There were still a bunch of people staring at his chair behind his butt.
Now, it didn't matter who fired the first shot. The most important thing was how to end it. Even the Japanese cabinet was very conflicted about whether to expand it.
The reason why they had to consider it was because Xiao Shengnan's army was too good at fighting. Otherwise, the people of the Army Department would have made a big fuss.
War was not a matter of words. Once a war broke out, it would not only affect the interests of China and Japan. The attitudes of the foreign powers were very ambiguous. The Japanese were also not sure who they were helping. Otherwise, when the war broke out, the Western countries would collectively make things difficult for them. Wouldn't they be courting death?
Not to mention anything else, because of the interests of the northeast, Russia would definitely find trouble with them. The two countries had fought bare-chested in the past.
The Japanese had already begun to consider how to end this battle with dignity and extort a sum of money. Otherwise, with so many soldiers dying, it would be a considerable pension.
They would not fork out the money, so they wanted to extort the National Government to fork out the money.
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